8 West Street, Rochester, ME2 3XG
About 8 West Street
8 West Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rochester (ME2 3XG). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £223,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 is 18.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 36.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 West Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 West Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 West Street
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 16 years.
£223,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
2 June 2021Most recent
£223,000
+3.7%over 4 years5 December 2016
£215,000
+49.3%over 9 years23 February 2007
£144,000
+25.2%over 1 year23 June 2005
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 3XG: £243,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME2 3XG
Everything we know about 8 West Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other West Street homes
8 West Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,859
Street avg £2,763
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Ship — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hilltop Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB